I just want to take this opportunity to note how incredibly annoying your blog's subtitle is. "Economic and Domestic policy, and lots of it," manages the difficult feat of being both incredibly dull, and also kind of obnoxious.

prayers to the people of iran,
for all of the suffering and violence they are enduring now,
and for their family members,
scattered around the world,
fearful and disconnected from their loved ones at this time.